SAFe® 4.0 Advanced Scrum Master

SAFe® 4.0 Advanced Scrum Master with SASM Certification Course

The next step in the Scrum Master’s learning path

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe® implementation. The course covers facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of the program execution and relentless improvement. It enhances the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices; the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value; and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders in the larger program and enterprise contexts. The course offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® 4 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM).

Associated Certification: SAFe® 4.5 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)

In this course you will:

SAFe framework, values, and Lean-Agile principles

Agile and Scrum anti-patterns

Program increment planning, execution, and Inspect and Adapt workshops

Quality engineering, Agile architecture, and DevOps practices

Kanban for facilitating team and program flow of work

Building high-performing teams

Interaction with the system team, deployment, UX, architects, product owners, product management, and business owners

Learning and Communities of Practice

After this course, you should be able to:

Apply SAFe principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching in the multi-team environment

Build a high-performing team and foster relentless improvement at the team and program levels

Address Agile and Scrum anti-patterns

Support the adoption of engineering practices, DevOps, and Agile architecture

Apply Kanban and flow to optimize the team’s work

Facilitate program planning, execution, and delivery of end-to-end systems value

Support learning through participation in Communities of Practice and innovation cycles

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

Existing Scrum Masters

Team leaders, project managers, and others who have assumed the role of an Agile team facilitator in a SAFe or enterprise Agile context

Engineering and development managers who will be responsible for Agile execution and for coaching teams and teams of teams

Agile coaches

Agile program managers and prospective Release Train Engineers

Attendees of the SAFe SASM course are strongly suggested to have one of the following certificates:

Exam Details

Exam Access: First attempt free within 30 days from course completion date

Exam Duration: Once the exam begins candidates have 120 minutes to complete the exam

Number of Questions: 82

Passing Score: 57 (70%)

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 Continuing Education – Strategic PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications

Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning (If you are an active Certified Scrum Master CSM, Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO, or Certified Scrum Developer CSD) or renewing their Certified Scrum Professional CSP through Scrum Alliance or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance